Calibration Template, Discrete Records

Calibration Template, Discrete records store details on the discrete calibration that should be performed for a specific piece of equipment or a location. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the Calibration Template, Discrete family. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. This list is not comprehensive.

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Field	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Activate Switch 1	Character	A value indicating the direction of the measured variable as it relates to the shelf state of Switch 1.	This field is required, and contains the following baseline values: Increase Decrease After you link a Calibration record to this Calibration Template, the value in this field is populated in the Activate Switch 1 field in the Calibration record.
Activate Switch 2	Character	A value indicating the direction of the measured variable as it relates to the shelf state of Switch 2.	This field is disabled by default. This field is required only if the SW 2 Setpoint field contains a value. This field contains the following baseline values: Increase Decrease
Asset Key	Numeric	The Entity Key of the Equipment record to which the Calibration Template record is linked. This field is used by the GE Digital APM system and should not be modified.	This field does not appear on a datasheet. This value is used to execute the Instrument Data query that is specified on the Calibration Administration page, so that equipment data can be populated in the Calibration Template record.
Calibration Device Mapping	Character	A value indicating the mapping ID for the Send function.	This field is disabled by default.
Calibration Task Key	Numeric	The task key of the Calibration.	This field does not appear on the datasheet.
Calibration Template Key	Character	The template key of the Calibration.	This field does not appear on the datasheet.
Calibration Type	Character	The type of calibration for which you are creating the template.	This field is disabled. Based on the type of template that you selected on the Profile Template page, this field is populated with one of the following values: If you selected FLUKE 74x on the Mappings page, then the Calibration Type field contains the value FLUKE 74x. If you selected Druck DPI620 (Genii) on the Mappings page or the Manual Templates page, then the Calibration Type field contains the value Druck DPI620 (Genii). If you selected Druck DPI61x on the Mappings page, then the Calibration Type field contains the value Druck DPI61x. If you selected Manual on the Mappings page, then the Calibration Type field contains the value Switch - Manual. When this option is selected, the fields in the Automated Calibration Parameters section are disabled. Depending on the selection, the Input Type and Output Type fields are populated automatically.
Custom Input Lower Range	Numeric	A number representing the lower range value for the custom input range.	This field is labeled Low and is grouped with the following other fields in the Automated Calibration Parameters section: Custom Input Upper Range Custom Input Range UOM This field is enabled and required only when the Custom Input Values check box is selected.
Custom Input Range UOM	Character	The units of measure for the custom input range.	This field appears as a list labeled UOM and is grouped with the following other fields in the Automated Calibration Parameters section: Custom Input Lower Range Custom Input Upper Range If the Calibrator Type field contains the value Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x, then this list is filtered by the value that you select in the Input Type field. This field is enabled and required only when the Custom Input Values check box is selected. This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_CALIBRATION_IO_TYPES System Code Table.
Custom Input Upper Range	Numeric	A number representing the upper range value for the custom input range.	On the datasheet, this field appears as a text box labeled High and is grouped with the following other fields in the Automated Calibration Parameters section: Custom Input Lower Range Custom Input Range UOM This field is enabled and required only when the Custom Input Values check box is selected.
Engineering Units Error Limit	Numeric	A number representing the maximum amount of error in engineering units that is allowed before a calibration event is considered fail.	The state of this field is dependent upon the state of other fields. Specifically, if the: Error Assessment field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record contains the value Engineering Units, this field is populated with a default value from the Calibration Setup Defaults record. Error Assessment field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record contains the value Percent of Range, this field is disabled and populated based on the values in the Primary Input Range and the Error Limit fields, using the following calculation: (<Max Error Limit>/100) x (<URV> - <LRV>) ...where: <Max Error Limit> is the value in the Max Error Limit field. <URV> is the value in the Primary Input Range URV field. <LRV> is the value in the Primary Input Range LRV field. You can modify the default value if required. This field accepts numeric values between 0 and 100. This field is required. The value stored in this field is the value that will be sent to the device. If you modify this value, then the value in the Max Error Limit (PCT) field will be updated automatically.
Input Damping Setting	Character	Indicates whether this setting should be on or off.	This field appears as a list and contains the following options: On Off This field is populated with a default value, as specified in the Input Damping Setting field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. You can modify this value if needed. This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_DAMPING_TYPE System Code Table.
Input Min Max Mode	Character	Indicates whether this setting should be on or off.	This field appears as a list and contains the following options: On Off This field is populated with a default value, as specified in the Input Damping Setting field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record.
Input Type	Character	The input type for the discrete calibration.	This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_CALIBRATION_IO_TYPES System Code Table. This list is filtered by the value that is present in the Calibration Type field. This field is required.
Linear TC LRV	Numeric	A number representing the lower value on the linear thermocouple range.	This field is enabled only when the TC Linear check box is selected. This field is populated with values from the following fields based on the value that exists in the Output Type field and Input Type field: Primary Input Range LRV if the value in the Output Type field is not Temperature and the value in the Input Range field is Temperature. Primary Output Range LRV if the value in the Output Type field is Temperature.
Linear TC URV	Numeric	A number representing upper value on the linear thermocouple range.	This field is enabled only when the TC Linear check box is selected. This field is populated with values from the following fields based on the value that exists in the Output Type field: Primary Input Range URV if the value in the Output Type field is not Temperature and the value in the Input Range field is Temperature. Primary Output Range URV if the value in the Output Type field is Temperature.
Manual Entered Input Values	Boolean	Indicates whether you will manually enter the input value into the device during the automated calibration.	This check box is cleared by default. Selecting this check box indicates that you will manually enter the input value into the device during the automated calibration. The state of this field is dependent upon the state of other fields. Specifically, this check box is: Enabled only when the Enable Automated Calibrations check box is selected. Selected and disabled automatically when the Custom Input Values check box is selected.
Max Error Limit	Numeric	A number representing maximum amount of error in percent that is allowed before a calibration event is considered fail.	This state of this field is dependent upon the state of other fields. Specifically, if the: Error Assessment field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record contains the value Engineering Units, this field is disabled and populated based on the values in the Primary Input Range fields, using the following calculation: (<Engineering Units Error Limit>/100) x (<URV> - <LRV>) ...where: <Engineering Units Error Limit is the value in the Engineering Units Error Limit field. <URV> is the value in the Primary Input Range URV field. <LRV> is the value in the Primary Input Range LRV field. Error Assessment field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record contains the value Percent of Range, this field is populated with a default value from the Calibration Setup Defaults record. This value is used in the Calibration Event record to calculate whether the calibration event is failed or passed. You can modify the default value if required. If you modify this value, then the value in the Engineering Units Error Limit field will be updated automatically. This field is required.
Output Damping Setting	Character	A value indicating whether this setting should be on or off.	This field appears as a list and contains the following options: On Off This field is populated with a default value, as specified in the Output Damping Setting field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_DAMPING_TYPE System Code Table.
Output Type	Character	The output type for the discrete calibration.	This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_CALIBRATION_IO_TYPES System Code Table. This list is filtered by the value in the Calibration Type field. This field is required.
Primary Input LRV	Numeric	A number representing the lower range value for the primary input range.	This field is grouped with the following other fields in the Primary Input Details section: Primary Input URV Primary Input Range Units The value stored in the Primary Input LRV field combined with the value stored in the Primary Input URV field define the primary input range for the calibration. This field is required.
Primary Input Range Units	Character	The UOM for the primary input.	This field is grouped with the following other fields in the Primary Input Details section: Primary Input LRV Primary Input URV This list contains a list of units of measure that is filtered based on the value in the Input Type field. After you select a value in this list, the GE Digital APM system verifies if the UOM is compatible with the Fluke device. If the selected values is not compatible, then an error message will appear, indicating the problem.
Primary Input URV	Numeric	A number representing the upper range value for the primary input range.	This field is grouped with the following other fields in the Primary Input Details section: Primary Input LRV Primary Input Range Units The value stored in the Primary Input URV field combined with the value stored in the Primary Input LRV field define the primary input range for the calibration. This field is required.
Ramp Time	Numeric	The amount of time (in seconds) a device will take to move from one test point to another for pressure units.	This field is disabled when the value in the Calibration Type field contains FLUKE 74x. This field is populated by default with the value 30, as specified in the Ramp Time field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. This field is required when the value in the Calibration Type field is Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x.
Repeat Count	Numeric	A value representing the number of test cycles to perform a calibration.	You can enter a value in this field. This field is populated by default with the value 1, as specified in the Repeat Count field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. This field is required when the value in the Calibration Type field is Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x.
Reset Set Point	Numeric	A value representing the point that the switch deactivates to its original state.	You can enter a value in this field. This field is required when the value in the Calibration Type field is Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x.
RTD Wiring Configuration	Character	The RTD wiring configuration associated with the calibration.	This field is populated automatically if: The Enable Automated Calibrations check box is selected. The Temperature Element Type field contains a value that is an RTD type.
Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 1	Numeric	A number representing the upper value on the dead band range*, where the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field is the reference point on that range. The maximum dead band value represents the amount of allowable error above the setpoint value that can occur for a calibration to be considered passed.	This field is grouped with the following fields: Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 1 Validate Deadband This field is populated using the following calculation: <Set point> x <Default Max Deadband> ...where: <Set point> is the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field. <Default Max Deadband> is the default value in the Discrete Max Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. For example, if the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field is 80 and the value in the Discrete Max Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record is 10%, then the Maximum Dead Band field will contain the value 8, which indicates that the calibration can still be considered passed if the output value is higher than 80 by a value of 8. In other words, if the output value is 89, the calibration will be considered failed. If the output value is 88, the calibration will be considered passed. The GE Digital APM system will include the dead band values in the pass/fail validation process only if the Validate Deadband check box is selected on the Discrete Calibration Template Setup datasheet. If this check box is not selected, then only the values in the Max Error Limit and SW 1 Setpoint fields will be used to determine whether a calibration is passed or failed. The state of this field is dependent upon other fields. Specifically, if the Calibration Strategy field contains the value Single Switch or Double Switch, then this field is enabled. Otherwise, this field is disabled. You can modify this value if needed.
Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 2	Numeric	A number representing the upper value on the dead band range,* where the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field is the reference point on that range. The maximum dead band value represent the amount of allowable error above the value in the setpoint value that can occur for a calibration to be considered passed.	On the datasheet, this field appears as a text box labeled Maximum Dead Band and is grouped with the following fields: Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 2 Validate Deadband This field is populated automatically using the following calculation: <Set point> x <Default Max Deadband> ...where: <Set point> is the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field. <Default Max Deadband> is the default value in the Discrete Max Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. For example, if the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field is 80, by default, and the value in the Discrete Max Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record is 10%, the Maximum Dead Band field will contain the value 8, which indicates that the calibration can still be considered passed if the output value is higher than 80 by a value of 8. In other words, if the output value is 89, the calibration will be considered failed. If the output value is 88, then the calibration will be considered passed. The GE Digital APM system will include the dead band values in the pass/fail validation process only if the Validate Deadband check box is selected on the Discrete Calibration Template Setup datasheet. If this check box is cleared, then only the values in the Max Error Limit and SW 2 Setpoint fields will be used to determine whether a calibration has passed or failed. The state of this field is dependent upon other fields. Specifically, if the Calibration Strategy field contains the value Double Switch, then this field is enabled. Otherwise, this field is disabled.
Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 1	Numeric	A number representing the lower range value on the dead band range, where the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field is the reference point on that range. The minimum dead band value represents the amount of allowable error below the value in the setpoint value that can occur for the calibration can be considered passed.	On the datasheet, this field appears as a text box labeled Minimum Dead Band and is grouped with the following fields: Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 1 Validate Deadband This field is populated automatically using the following calculation: <Set point> x <Default Min Deadband> ...where: <Set point> is the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field. <Default Min Deadband> is the value in the Discrete Min Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. For example, if the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field is 80, by default, and the value in the Discrete Min Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record is 1%, then the Minimum Dead Band field will contain the value 0.8, which indicates that the calibration can still be considered passed if the measurement is lower than 80 by a value of 0.8. In other words, if the measurement is 78.9, then the calibration will be considered failed. If the measurement is 79.2, then the calibration will be considered passed. The GE Digital APM system includes the dead band values in the pass/fail validation process only if the Validate Deadband check box is selected. If this check box is cleared, then only the values in the Max Error Limit and SW 1 Setpoint fields will be used to determine whether a calibration has passed or failed. The state of this field is dependent upon other fields. Specifically, if the Calibration Strategy field contains the value Single Switch or Double Switch, then this field is enabled. Otherwise, this field is disabled. You can modify this value if required.
Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 2	Numeric	A number representing the lower range value on the dead band range, where the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field is the reference point on that range. The minimum dead band value represents the amount of allowable error below the value in the setpoint value that can occur for the calibration can be considered passed.	On the datasheet, this field appears as a text box labeled Minimum Dead Band and is grouped with the following fields: Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 2 Validate Deadband This field is populated automatically using the following calculation: <Set point> x <Default Min Deadband> ...where: <Set point> is the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field. <Default Min Deadband> is the value in the Discrete Min Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. For example, if the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field is 80, by default, and the value in the Discrete Min Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record is 1%, then the Minimum Dead Band field will contain the value 0.8, which indicates that the calibration can still be considered passed if the measurement is lower than 80 by a value of .8. In other words, if the measurement is 78.9, then the calibration will be considered failed. If the measurement is 79.2, then the calibration will be considered passed. The GE Digital APM system will include the dead band values in the pass/fail validation process only if the Validate Deadband check box is selected. If this check box is cleared, then only the values in the Max Error Limit and SW 2 Setpoint fields will be used to determine whether a calibration is passed or failed. The state of this field is dependent upon other fields. Specifically, if the Calibration Strategy field contains the value Double Switch, then this field is enabled. Otherwise, this field is disabled. You can modify this value if required.
SW 1 Contact State	Character	The contact position in which switch 1 will appear before it changes states (i.e., when the value in the SW 1 Setpoint field is reached).	This field contains the following baseline values: Normally Open (0) Normally Closed (1) A value is required.
SW 1 Setpoint	Numeric	A number representing the output value where you want switch 1 to trip.	This field is required.
SW 2 Contact State	Character	The contact position in which switch 2 will appear before it changes states (i.e., when the value in the SW 2 Setpoint field is reached).	This field contains the following baseline values: Normally Open (0) Normally Closed (1) This field is disabled when the value in the Calibration Type field contains Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x. This field is enabled and required only when the value in the Calibration Type field is FLUKE 74x and if the SW 2 Setpoint field contains a value.
SW 2 Setpoint	Numeric	A number representing the output value where you want switch 2 to trip.	This field is required only when the value in the Calibration Type field is FLUKE 74x.
Tag Description	Character	The description of the Equipment that is linked to the Calibration Template.	This field is disabled and populated with the value stored in the Equipment Short Description field in the Equipment that is linked to the Calibration Template. If you have accessed the template from the library, then this field is disabled and blank.
Temperature Element Type	Character	The type of temperature element used for the calibration.	This field is enabled and required only if the value in the Calibration Type field is not Analog-Manual and if the Input Type or Output Type fields contain the value Temperature. This field appears as a list that is populated by the MI_SENSOR_TYPE System Code Table. The temperature element types that are listed depend on the value stored in the Calibration Type field. If the value in the Calibration Type field is Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI620 (Genii), then the following Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD) and Thermocouples (TC) are supported: GE DRUCK RTD TYPE ( GE Druck RTD Type ) None Type CU10 (427) RTD Type NI100 (672) RTD Type NI120 (672) RTD Type PT100 (385) RTD Type PT100 (392) RTD Type PT1000 (385) RTD Type PT200 (385) RTD Type PT50 (385) RTD Type PT500 (385) RTD GE DRUCK TC TYPE ( GE Druck TC Type ) None Type B Thermocouple Type C Thermocouple Type D Thermocouple Type E Thermocouple Type J Thermocouple Type K Thermocouple Type L Thermocouple Type N Thermocouple Type R Thermocouple Type S Thermocouple Type T Thermocouple Type U Thermocouple If the value in the Calibration Type field is FLUKE 74X, then the following RTDs and TCs are supported: FLUKE RTD TYPE ( Fluke RTD Type ) None Type CU10 (427) RTD Type NI120 (672) RTD Type PT100 (385) RTD Type PT100 (3916) RTD Type PT100 (3926) RTD Type PT1000 (385) RTD Type PT200 (385) RTD Type PT500 (385) RTD FLUKE TC TYPE ( Fluke TC Type ) None Type B Thermocouple Type C Thermocouple Type E Thermocouple Type J Thermocouple Type K Thermocouple Type L Thermocouple Type N Thermocouple Type R Thermocouple Type S Thermocouple Type T Thermocouple Type U Thermocouple If using a GE Druck calibrator, when you select None, a validation message appears, specifying that it is not a valid value.
Template State	Character	The state of the Calibration Template.	This field contains the following values: Development Approved Obsolete By default, this field contains the value Development.
TC Linear	Boolean	Indicates whether you want to provide a value in the Linear TC LRV and Linear TC URV fields.	This check box is cleared by default and enabled only if the Temperature Element Type field contains a Thermocouple value.
Validate Deadband	Boolean	Indicates whether or not you want the GE Digital APM system to include the dead band range values in the pass/fail validation process.	This field is grouped with the following fields: Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 1 Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 1 Specified Minimum Dead Band Switch 2 Specified Maximum Dead Band Switch 2 When the value in the Calibration Type field is Druck DPI620 (Genii) or Druck DPI61x, this field is disabled. This field is populated with a default value, as specified in the Validate Deadband field in the Calibration Setup Defaults record. Selecting this check box indicates that you want the GE Digital APM system to include the dead band range values in the pass/fail validation process. When this check box is cleared, the GE Digital APM system will use only the values in the Max Error Limit and SW 1 Setpoint or SW 2 Setpoint fields in the pass/fail validation process.

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